Israeli occupation

Israeli settlers march to celebrate Israel's 71st Independence Day, near the Havat Gilad settlement, in the northern West Bank, May 9, 2019. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)

Armed Israeli settler ‘hikes’ aren’t new — but they’re becoming deadly

A spate of recent killings have resulted from settlers trekking the West Bank under military escort, expanding Jewish presence at Palestinians’ expense.

By Aharon Porath and Roei Kleitman August 26, 2026

Mohammed Mutafer, a nurse, is treated by medics after Israeli settlers shot and injured him and two other Palestinians during an attack on the town of Sa'ir, east of Hebron (Al-Khalil) in the southern West Bank, August 14, 2026. (Mosab Shawer/Activestills)

What’s behind Israel’s growing assault on West Bank healthcare

Seeking to push Palestinians off their land, Israel is targeting the infrastructure that sustains life — and the institutions long tied to the anti-colonial struggle.

By Ghada Majadli August 24, 2026

An Israeli soldier stands next to an ambulance after the army curfew was lifted for three hours, in the southern neighborhoods of the West Bank city of Hebron (Al-Khalil), January 21, 2026. (Mosab Shawer/Activestills)

Israel’s roadblocks are choking emergency care in the West Bank

With proliferating closures, checkpoints, and settler attacks, Palestinian medics say routine ambulance journeys have become life-or-death ordeals.

By Shatha Yaish August 13, 2026

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Israeli soldiers patrolling through the Old City of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, 4 July 2026. (Mosab Shawer/Activestills)

‘Like walking into a cage’: Israel tightens its grip on Hebron

By taking over planning jurisdiction, unilaterally modifying religious sites, and erecting new checkpoints, Israel is accelerating its annexation of the Old City.

By Basel Adra July 14, 2026

Israeli and Lebanese flags at the South Lebanon Army (SLA) Memorial near Metula, following the signing of an agreement between Israel and Lebanon, June 28, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Lebanon walks into Israel’s trap

The latest agreement only confirms what Hezbollah has warned: Negotiations that fail to secure Israel’s full military withdrawal will prove a fatal mistake.

By Elia Ayoub July 1, 2026

Heavy Israeli bombardment hits the city of Nabatieh amid ceasefire negotiations, southern Lebanon, April 16, 2026. (Santiago Montag)

‘If we go there, we’ll be killed’: Inside Israeli-occupied southern Lebanon

During the nearly two-month 'ceasefire,' Israel has continued besieging villages, razing farmland, attacking journalists and rescue workers, and disappearing civilians. Those who remain describe their quest to survive.

By Santiago Montag June 8, 2026

Palestinians inspect the damage to their homes following an Israeli airstrike on the Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, May 26, 2026. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)

After living through Gaza’s carnage, now it consumes me from outside

Moments after speaking to a friend, I received news of Israeli airstrikes in his location. From my newfound safety in Europe, all I could offer were prayers.

By Ahmed Dremly May 28, 2026

The People's Peace Summit in Tel Aviv, April 30, 2026. (Ofer Amram, Sal Productions)

Something is shifting in Israel’s peace camp

At the ‘People’s Peace Summit’ in Tel Aviv, Israel’s embattled left showed signs of abandoning old formulas and embracing a politics of resistance.

By Meron Rapoport May 8, 2026

Meron Rapoport (Courtesy)

PODCAST: Israel’s Iran paradox

Meron Rapoport argues that so long as the occupation persists, eliminating one enemy only creates the need for another.

By +972 Magazine March 13, 2026

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich holds a press conference with Israeli settler leaders, at the Finiance Ministry, in Jerusalem, September 3, 2025. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Has Israel crossed the annexation threshold in the West Bank?

Six ‘game-changing’ recent cabinet decisions may push the occupation past a tipping point toward permanent Israeli rule, says Yesh Din director Ziv Stahl.

By Dikla Taylor-Sheinman February 18, 2026

Palestinian residents and activists gather for a screening of "Coexistence my Ass!" in late December. (Mohanad Qufisha)

In Hebron’s hyper-militarized Old City, a Palestinian cinema opens its doors

The city's first movie theater in nearly a century is defying Israeli movement restrictions and settler attacks to screen political films for locals and activists.

By Basel Adra February 2, 2026

An activist helps extinguish a fire set during a settler attack in Al-Tuban, Masafer Yatta, occupied West Bank, Jan. 27, 2026. (Roni Amir)

Inside a coordinated, multi-village settler-soldier pogrom in Masafer Yatta

As settlers set homes ablaze and looted livestock across three villages for over five hours, Israeli soldiers blocked ambulances, arrested victims, and even took part in beatings. This is how it unfolded.

By Basel Adra January 30, 2026

Francesca Albanese, July 27, 2024. (Rafael Medeiros/CC BY-SA 2.0)

‘Impunity won’t last forever’: What gives Francesca Albanese hope

The UN Special Rapporteur points to the way out of the current crisis facing international law, while responding to criticism over her stance on October 7.

By Samah Salaime January 21, 2026